The Gambling Samurai
6.5
Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying Kunisada's family. A final tragedy leads Kunisada to join with a band of rogues living in the forest in robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, always with an eye toward avenging himself on Magistrate Matsui.
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Cast
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Toshirō Mifune
Kunisada Chuji
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Michiyo Aratama
Niko Enzo / Toku
Known for
Kwaidan
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Tetsuro Tamba
Fumizo Mitsuki
Known for
You Only Live Twice
Harakiri
Eijirō Tōno
Kansuke
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Daisuke Katō
Enzo Niko
Known for
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Yū Fujiki
Gentetsu Shimizu
Known for
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Throne of Blood
Susumu Fujita
Magistrate Jubei Matsui
Known for
The Hidden Fortress
Sanshiro Sugata
Kanzaburô Nakamura XVIII
Kantaro at age 6
Also in
Thus Another Day
Samurai Banners
Kumi Mizuno
Kiku
Known for
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
The War of the Gargantuas
Yoshio Kosugi
Tokisaburo
Known for
Seven Samurai
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Senkichi Ōmura
Yoshi
Known for
Godzilla Raids Again
Minosuke Yamada
Uemon
Known for
Ikiru
Rodan
Senkichi Taniguchi Director · Kaneto Shindō Writer Masaru Satō Composer
First release March 28, 1960 · Produced in Japan · Original title 国定忠治
Production
TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
国定忠治
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 28, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
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